Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs MSI Katana GF76

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Dell XPS 16 (9640) (88/100)

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to MSI Katana GF76 (40/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dell

Dell XPS 16 (9640)

88/100
· $1899
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 23.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 40.0 Poor
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 49.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 150 / 180 / 240 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) No
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 490 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Adobe RGB profile 41.1%
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
Contrast 1000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 39.8%
HDR support No
PPI 127 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 31 ms
Size 17.3 inches
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 59.5%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Cpu Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (16 cores, up to 4.8 GHz, Intel AI Boost)
Gpu NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop (8 GB GDDR6, 60W)
Ram 32 GB LPDDR5X-7467 MHz
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Base frequency 1.9-2.3 GHz
Cores 8
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
L3 Cache 24 MB
Threads 16
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Area 1087 cm2(168.5 inches2)
Colors Black
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm15.67 x 10.75 x 0.99 inches
Material Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 57 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 180°
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.9%
Side bezels 7.5 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.2
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt No
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Blender GPU 1173
Solar Bay 20461

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
FLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock 1500 MHz
GPU performance 6.1 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory size 4 GB
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
Shading units (cores) 2048
TGP 60 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~83 dB
Microphones 2
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Katana GF76
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

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